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| + | The preposition ann primarily means "in" although it has some secondary usages marking [[stative]] constructions, occupations and professions, as well as being used as the word meaning "there" in [[existentials]], and the [[augment]] found with predicate clefts. Unlike most prepositions, ann does not lenite but takes the [[dative]]. | ||
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| + | //For other prepositions see [[prepositions]]// | ||
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| + | ===Simple forms=== | ||
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| + | bare form: ann 'on' | ||
| + | indefinite form: ann an 'in a' (note that the 'an' here is NOT the definite determiner. It's a reduplication of the in preposition) | ||
| + | definite form: anns an 'in the' (also anns a', anns na etc.) | ||
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| + | ===Basic inflected forms=== | ||
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| + | Like most prepositions, ''ann'' can be inflected for [[person]], [[number]], and [[gender]]. For example, to say "in me", we use the single word ''annam''. | ||
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| + | ""<TABLE columns="4" border=1 cellpadding=2, rules="all"> | ||
| + | <TR><TH colspan="2"><TH colspan="1">singular<TH colspan="1">plural | ||
| + | <TR><TH colspan="2">1st<TD>annam<TD>annainn | ||
| + | <TR><TH colspan="2">2nd<TD>annad<TD>annaibh | ||
| + | <TR><TH rowspan="2">3rd<TH>Masc<TD>ann<TD rowspan="2">annta | ||
| + | <TR><TH>Fem<TD>innte | ||
| + | </TABLE>"" | ||
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| + | ===Emphatic Inflected forms=== | ||
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| + | Special emphatic forms are used if we want to emphasize the pronoun in the inflected preposition. (e.g. ormsa "on **me**") | ||
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| + | ""<TABLE columns="4" border=1 cellpadding=2, rules="all"> | ||
| + | <TR><TH colspan="2"><TH colspan="1">singular<TH colspan="1">plural | ||
| + | <TR><TH colspan="2">1st<TD>annamsa<TD>annainne | ||
| + | <TR><TH colspan="2">2nd<TD>annadsa<TD>annaibhsa | ||
| + | <TR><TH rowspan="2">3rd<TH>Masc<TD>annsan<TD rowspan="2">anntasan | ||
| + | <TR><TH>Fem<TD>inntese | ||
| + | </TABLE>"" | ||
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| + | ===Possessive inflected forms:=== | ||
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| + | Special forms are used for possessives. This is particularly frequently used in stative constructions (Mark 2004:20) | ||
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| + | ""<TABLE columns="4" border=1 cellpadding=2, rules="all"> | ||
| + | <TR><TH colspan="2"><TH colspan="1">singular<TH colspan="1">plural | ||
| + | <TR><TH colspan="2">1st<TD>nam<sup>L</sup><TD>nar<sup>N</sup> | ||
| + | <TR><TH colspan="2">2nd<TD>nad<sup>L</sup><TD>nur<sup>N</sup> | ||
| + | <TR><TH rowspan="2">3rd<TH>Masc<TD>na<sup>L</sup><TD rowspan="2">nan<sup>N</sup> | ||
| + | <TR><TH>Fem<TD>na<sup>H</sup> | ||
| + | </TABLE>"" | ||
| + | ''nam'' is used instead of nan "their" in front of words beginning with the [[labial]] [[consonant consonants]] <b>, <p>, <m>, and <f> | ||
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| + | ===References=== | ||
| + | Mark, Colin (2004) //The Gaelic-English Dictionary/Am Faclair Gàidhlig-Beurla.// London: Routledge | ||
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| + | ---- | ||
| + | ==Notes== | ||
| + | In this document, as elsewhere, ""<sup>L</sup>"" indicates [[lenition]] and ""<sup>N</sup>"" indicates [[nasalization]], (prefixation of an n- before a word beginning with vowels, and a nasalization of the next consonant (not indicated in the orthography) and ""<sup>H</sup>"" indicates [[antilenition]] (the prefixation of h before words beginning with vowels). | ||
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[[Category: Lexical Item]] | [[Category: Lexical Item]] | ||
Revision as of 17:56, 11 May 2009
The preposition ann primarily means "in" although it has some secondary usages marking stative constructions, occupations and professions, as well as being used as the word meaning "there" in existentials, and the augment found with predicate clefts. Unlike most prepositions, ann does not lenite but takes the dative.
//For other prepositions see prepositions//
Contents
Simple forms
bare form: ann 'on' indefinite form: ann an 'in a' (note that the 'an' here is NOT the definite determiner. It's a reduplication of the in preposition) definite form: anns an 'in the' (also anns a', anns na etc.)
Basic inflected forms
Like most prepositions, ann can be inflected for person, number, and gender. For example, to say "in me", we use the single word annam.
""| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | annam | annainn | |
| 2nd | annad | annaibh | |
| 3rd | Masc | ann | annta |
| Fem | innte | ||
Emphatic Inflected forms
Special emphatic forms are used if we want to emphasize the pronoun in the inflected preposition. (e.g. ormsa "on **me**")
""| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | annamsa | annainne | |
| 2nd | annadsa | annaibhsa | |
| 3rd | Masc | annsan | anntasan |
| Fem | inntese | ||
Possessive inflected forms:
Special forms are used for possessives. This is particularly frequently used in stative constructions (Mark 2004:20)
""| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | namL | narN | |
| 2nd | nadL | nurN | |
| 3rd | Masc | naL | nanN |
| Fem | naH | ||
, <m>, and <f>
References
Mark, Colin (2004) //The Gaelic-English Dictionary/Am Faclair Gàidhlig-Beurla.// London: Routledge
Notes
In this document, as elsewhere, ""L"" indicates lenition and ""N"" indicates nasalization, (prefixation of an n- before a word beginning with vowels, and a nasalization of the next consonant (not indicated in the orthography) and ""H"" indicates antilenition (the prefixation of h before words beginning with vowels).
